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15 May 98 - 12:52 PM (#28425) Subject: Song lyrics for "Messing About On The River" From: Chris Philpott. Email: 100272.443@compuserve.com Can anyone let me know the lyrics to "Messing About On The River"? Thanks in advance, Chris 100272.443@compuserve.com |
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15 May 98 - 03:31 PM (#28434) Subject: RE: From: John Nolan I hope someone posts the words, Chris - I like that song too. Last time I heard it sung was by Danny Kyle and the gang in Glasgow's Tron Theatre, during a memorial night for Josh McCrae, who wrote the song about the Clyde. |
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01 Jul 99 - 09:59 AM (#91337) Subject: Messing About on the River From: Jenny Can anyone please tell me who made this record and roughly what year it came out - 50's or 60's? Thanks |
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01 Jul 99 - 10:21 AM (#91345) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: Allan C. I don't know when it was recorded - probably in the late '60's but it is on an album called: I Wanna Sing You A Song, Max Bygraves, MACCD/MC172 More Info Here |
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01 Jul 99 - 10:29 AM (#91349) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: Jenny Allan C - thanks for info but I'm looking for the guy who made the original record which went into the charts and I'm fairly certain it wasn't Max Bygraves. Thanks anyway. Jenny |
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01 Jul 99 - 10:30 AM (#91350) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: Roger the zimmer Max? Ugh !(great repertoire but best sung by others, I have a great MB piano roll- all the words without his voice, for me to murder, pedalling is good for the thigh muscles too!). My first guess was Robin Hall & Jimmie McGregor but my mind's ear has a soft, slightly Irish, voice like Val Doonican's, not a brash breezy one like Max B.? 1960s would be my guess, rather than '70s. Steve Parkes, Britain's answer to Joe Offer, will probably pin it down- it isn't in my collection. |
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01 Jul 99 - 03:36 PM (#91434) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: bigJ Hey Jenny,Jenny, Go to the top of the page and at 'Filter' type in - messing - then set 'Age' at 365 days and - voila. |
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01 Jul 99 - 03:39 PM (#91435) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: bigJ Whoops! - don't forget to click on 'Refresh Thread', of course. |
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01 Jul 99 - 03:49 PM (#91436) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: Susanne (skw) How about Josh MacRae? It must have been the early Sixties. Hamish Imlach talks about it in his book, but I don't have time to look it up just now. |
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01 Jul 99 - 05:10 PM (#91454) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: Legal Eagle Definitely early 60s. Something in me shouts "Robin Hall and Jimmie McGregor", but a more rational voice disagrees.
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01 Jul 99 - 05:18 PM (#91458) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: Penny S. I can hear (mind's ear), the opening bars, with sound effects of oars in rowlocks, and water under the bows of a wooden rowing boat. I can only hear one singer. I wasn't the guy who did England Swings, was it? Penny |
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02 Jul 99 - 02:07 AM (#91604) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: Joe Offer Click here to get to that other thread, and lyrics, and tune, and background information. Seems the most credible-sounding allegation is that the song was popularized by Josh Macrae. Never heard the song, myself. -the U.S. answer to Steve Parkes- |
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07 Jul 99 - 06:32 AM (#93045) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: Jenny Thanks to everyone on this. Yes, it's Josh Macrae. Don't exactly go a bundle on it but at least I can put an end to my sad friend's continual nagging for the answer. Maybe he should buy a computer and get on-line? |
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07 Jul 99 - 10:51 AM (#93093) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: Steve Parkes Thanks for the vote of confidence, Roger. I will always defer to Joe on Mudcat issues. After all, he's been around a lot longer than me.
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12 Jul 99 - 06:18 AM (#94332) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: Roger the zimmer Josh Macrae! Of course! How soon you forget...! |
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25 Aug 02 - 04:41 AM (#771167) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: GUEST,D C MESSING ABOUT ON THE RIVER LYRICS CAN BE FOUND AT lyricsplayground.com IT WAS RELEASED BY JOSH MACRAE IN 1962 AND DANNY KYLE IN 1998 CHEERS D C |
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25 Aug 02 - 05:48 AM (#771178) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: John MacKenzie Didn't think that Julie Feelsick was English in the first place, and in the second place equating her in any way with St Joan, is taking hyperbole to the farthest extent of it's definition. With boggled mind.....Giok |
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25 Aug 02 - 06:34 AM (#771189) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: Jim McLean Julie is Mexican/American. I 'played' with her in the earyt 60's in Germany, Garmisch PatenKirchen. We did the American soldiers camps, she played guitar and sang and I played the bagpipes! Honestly! Jim Mclean |
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25 Aug 02 - 01:05 PM (#771303) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: Eric the Viking I've still got the albulm on vinyl! There's better stuff on it than that song, wonder that Gareth hasn't posted the dirty lyrics somewhere! |
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25 Aug 02 - 01:18 PM (#771316) Subject: RE: Messing About on the River From: Kenny B (inactive) Thred creep and Link to Julie FeliX Still touring and well worth seeing and meeting, I saw about 3 years ago in a church hall in Methil (Fife, I was led to believe that her previous gig to Methil was the Albert Hall in London.
Thanks. -Joe Offer- |